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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87185

Checks a bacterial sample for an enzyme that breaks down certain antibiotics, most commonly the enzyme that inactivates penicillin-type drugs. If the enzyme is found, those antibiotics will not work and a different drug is chosen. Each enzyme looked for is reported separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme cost?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.72$5.75 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$13.18 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $5 to $69Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$81.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$19.05
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.05
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.91
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$61.66

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Kansas than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$10.72

KS $11.75CT $2.82

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.